Barriers to Accessing Tutoring Services among Students Who Received a Mid-Semester Warning
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| Title: | Barriers to Accessing Tutoring Services among Students Who Received a Mid-Semester Warning |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ciscell, Galen, Foley, Leslie, Luther, Kate, Howe, Robin, Gjsedal, Taylor |
| Source: | Learning Assistance Review. Fall 2016 21(2):39-54. |
| Availability: | National College Learning Center Association. Web site: http://www.nclca.org/tlar |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, At Risk Students, Academic Failure, Barriers, Help Seeking, Tutorial Programs, Peer Teaching, Social Bias, Negative Attitudes, Decision Making, Hypothesis Testing, Resistance (Psychology), Resistance to Change, Fear, Student Personnel Services, Knowledge Level, Focus Groups, Data Analysis |
| ISSN: | 1087-0059 |
| Abstract: | For this focus group study we recruited from a population of 345 university students who had been informed of their poor academic performance in at least one course, but who had not utilized peer tutoring in the semester they received the warning, in order to determine if stigma played a role in their decision not to seek help. We learned from these students that perceived stigma does play a role, but other barriers emerged as well--personal obstacles, lack of knowledge about services, the availability of easier options, and systemic obstacles. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 20 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| Access URL: | https://www.nclca.org/tlar_issues |
| Accession Number: | EJ1114513 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | For this focus group study we recruited from a population of 345 university students who had been informed of their poor academic performance in at least one course, but who had not utilized peer tutoring in the semester they received the warning, in order to determine if stigma played a role in their decision not to seek help. We learned from these students that perceived stigma does play a role, but other barriers emerged as well--personal obstacles, lack of knowledge about services, the availability of easier options, and systemic obstacles. |
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| ISSN: | 1087-0059 |
